Fetterman Slips up on Stage at the Texas Tribune Festival and Calls Himself 'a Lifelong Republican': 'That Will Get Clipped'
- At the Texas Tribune Festival, Senator John Fetterman accidentally called himself “a lifelong Republican” while explaining why he would not become an independent.
- Fetterman immediately corrected himself, saying he meant Democrat and predicting the mistake would be widely replayed.
- Fetterman said he had no path as a Republican and argued that Democrats should be a “big-tent” party.
- Fetterman said he may seek reelection in 2028 but has not made a final decision.
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Fetterman teases, ‘See what I do,’ after midterm elections, but adds there’s ‘no path’ for him in GOP
Sen. John Fetterman said during an event in Texas over the weekend that he does not “have a reason” to leave the Democratic Party and remains...
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‘I’m a lifelong Republican’: Fetterman’s awkward slip fuels rumors of a party switch
John Fetterman has spent months insisting he isn’t leaving the Democratic Party. Then, while answering a question about why he doesn’t simply become an independent, Pennsylvania’s Democratic senator inadvertently called himself a “lifelong Republican.” Oops. The slip came Saturday at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, where Fetterman was discussing the growing speculation that he […]
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